24-year-old youth dies mysteriously in Dooru

    Dooru: A 24-year-old youth died mysteriously in Dooru area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district in the wee hours of Saturday.   An official said the youth identified as Aadil Siddique Sofi (24) son of Mohammad Sidiq Sofi, a resident of Dooru Shahabad died mysteriously during Sehri (pre-dawn meal) time.   He said Aadil […]

No Jumat-ul-Vida prayers at Jamia for second year in a row

No Jumat-ul-Vida prayers at Jamia for second year in a row

SRINAGAR: For the second year in a row, people in Kashmir offered prayers of Jumat-ul-Vida, the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan, either at local mosques or at their homes, anot not at central mosques, due to the raging Covid-19 pandemic. At all the central mosques, be it Jamia Masjid Srinagar or Dargah […]

43 arrested for lockdown violations, says police

43 arrested for lockdown violations, says police

Srinagar: Forty-three persons were arrested and 12 cases were registered in Kashmir for violations against lockdown on Friday, police said. Also, 24 vehicles were seized for plying on roads. The government imposed lockdown last month after Covid situation worsened in Jammu and Kashmir with mounting daily cases. In Srinagar and elsewhere, police and CRPF soldiers […]

Bear killed in a road accident in Handwara

HANDWARA: A brown bear was killed in a road mishap in Warpora village of Handwara in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Friday morning. Officials in the wildlife department said that following an information a team of wildlife department recovered the body of a brown bear in Warpora Rajwar Handwara who might have died after being […]

J&K reports 5443 COVID-19 cases  

J&K reports 5443 COVID-19 cases  

  Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Friday reported 5443 fresh COVID-19 cases taking the overall tally to 206954. Among the cases reported today, 3575 were reported in Kashmir while Jammu division reported 1868 infections. Reader correspondentkashmirreader.com

Sitting idle during lockdown may impact mental health: Dr M Maqbool

  Srinagar:At a time when people are confined within the four walls of their houses due to the prevailing Covid-19 lockdown, Psychiatric experts have severe apprehensions of people developing mental health issues. Psychiatrists believe that people staying at home for days together with Covid trauma and without keeping themselves busy can have repercussions on their […]

Grenade attack in Srinagar, 04 persons including 03 security forces and a civilian injured

    Srinagar: Suspected militants hurled a grenade on government forces in Nawa Bazaar area of Central Kashmir’s Srinagar district here on Friday.   Confirming the incident, a senior police officer said that two CRPF personnel, one cop and a civilians received splinter injuries after militants lobbed grenade on joint team of forces.   All […]

Bashir Ahmad Bhar Posted VC LAWDA, Sehrish Asgar Mission Director

    Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir administration on Friday posted Bashir Ahmed Bhat (IRS), awaiting orders of adjustment Department, as Vice-Chairman, J&K Lakes and Waterways Development Authority vice Tufail Matoo, who has been asked to report to the General Administration Department, for further posting.   According to an order issued here, Syed Sehrish Asgar (IAS), […]